Ohio must have courage to confront bullying

Nov. 3, 2011

Written by

Ed Mullen

This week, cellphone video footage captured the horrific beating of a 15-year-old teenager at Union-Scioto High School in Chillicothe.

The severe assault took place inside of a classroom, and all evidence suggests the boy was beaten because he is gay. His attacker waited in the classroom and beat the student when he entered, breaking his teeth and possibly causing a concussion. Earlier in the week, the same student had called the victim anti-gay slurs on his Facebook page.

For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in Ohio, this is sadly not an unfamiliar story. Every day, LGBT ...